Austin Voth

Voth attended Kentwood High School,{{Cite web|url=http://www.kentreporter.com/sports/kentwood-high-grad-voth-makes-mlb-debut/|title=Kentwood High grad Voth makes MLB debut|date=July 16, 2018}} where he helped the Conquerors win the 2010 state baseball championship. He was named to the Seattle Times' "All-Area team." Voth played college baseball at the University of Washington for the Huskies from 2011 to 2013. In 2011 and 2012, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star in 2011.{{Cite web |title=Austin Voth - Baseball |url=https://gohuskies.com/sports/baseball/roster/austin-voth/3087 |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=University of Washington Athletics |language=en}} He ended college with a 16–12 record and 3.94 ERA, striking out 213 batters in 242 innings.{{Cite web |title=Austin Voth - Statistics and Bio - The Baseball Cube |url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/164945/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=www.thebaseballcube.com}}

The Washington Nationals drafted Voth with the last pick of the fifth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.{{Cite web |last=Schad |first=Tom |year=2013 |title=Nats take Washington pitcher Voth to cap fifth round |url=http://m.nationals.mlb.com/news/article/49929540/nats-take-washington-pitcher-voth-to-cap-fifth-round |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024010101/http://m.nationals.mlb.com/news/article/49929540/nats-take-washington-pitcher-voth-to-cap-fifth-round |archive-date=October 24, 2014 |access-date=October 23, 2014}}{{Cite web |date=June 7, 2013 |title=Voth Drafted By Nationals In 5th Round Of MLB Draft |url=http://www.gohuskies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30200&ATCLID=208476725 |website=GoHuskies}} He received a $272,800 bonus when he signed with the team.{{Cite web |title=5th Round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.fcgi?year_ID=2013&draft_round=5&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} Voth made his professional debut that summer with the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Nationals. The GCL Nationals finished their regular season with an .845 winning percentage, the highest for a full regular season ever achieved by an American minor league baseball team based in the United States.{{Cite news |last=Wagner |first=James |date=August 29, 2013 |title=Nationals GCL team sets a minor league record |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/nationals-journal/wp/2013/08/29/nationals-gcl-team-sets-a-minor-league-record/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241025093755/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/nationals-journal/wp/2013/08/29/nationals-gcl-team-sets-a-minor-league-record/ |archive-date=2024-10-25 |work=The Washington Post}} Voth started two games for the team, giving up four hits but no runs or walks and striking out four in five innings. After those two games, Voth was promoted in early July to the Low-A Auburn Doubledays, then moved up again to the Single-A Hagerstown Suns in August.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/wp/2013/08/08/jake-johansen-austin-voth-are-bright-spots-for-nats-affiliate-auburn/ Jake Johansen, Austin Voth are bright spots for Nats affiliate Auburn][http://www.masnsports.com/byron-kerr/2013/08/cathcart-on-voths-opponents-looked-like-they-were-swinging-underwater.html Cathcart on Voth's opponents: "Looked like they were swinging underwater"] Voth finished 2013 with a 1.75 ERA in 11 professional starts with 55 strikeouts in {{frac|46|1|3}} innings.{{Cite web |title=Austin Voth 2013 Amateur, College, Minor & Fall Leagues Game Logs & Splits |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=voth--000aus&type=pgl&year=2013 |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

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Voth returned to Hagerstown to start the 2014 season. He was promoted to the High-A Potomac Nationals in June and then to the Double-A Harrisburg Senators in July.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/wp/2014/07/29/nationals-prospect-austin-voth-gets-on-the-fast-track/ Nationals prospect Austin Voth gets on the fast track][https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-85159446 Voth puts on another show for P-Nats] Voth spent 2015 with Harrisburg. In the 2016 season, he was promoted to the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs and posted a 3.15 ERA in 157 innings.{{Cite web |title=Austin Voth Amateur, College, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=voth--000aus |access-date= |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} After the Triple-A season, Voth played for the Glendale Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League. The Nationals added Voth to their 40-man roster in November 2016.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/nationals-journal/wp/2016/11/18/austin-voth-rafael-bautista-among-five-additions-to-nationals-40-man-roster/|newspaper=The Washington Post|title=Austin Voth, Rafael Bautista among five additions to Nationals 40-man roster|first=Chelsea|last=Janes|date=November 18, 2016|access-date=September 29, 2017}} The Washington Post described him as "on the doorstep of the Nationals' rotation" during spring training in 2017.

However, Voth suffered a setback in 2017, as his velocity dropped sharply with his fastball falling to the mid-80s (mph). This resulted in a poor season, with an overall ERA of 5.94 in 13 games with Syracuse, 10 with Harrisburg, and one with Auburn in which he gave up four hits, a walk, and three runs in two innings.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/nationals-journal/wp/2018/04/29/nationals-recall-austin-voth-option-austin-adams/ Castillo, Jorge, "Nationals recall Austin Voth, option Austin Adams," washingtonpost.com, April 29, 2018]{{cite news|url=http://www.masnsports.com/nationals-buzz/2017/08/luke-erickson-who-they-gonna-call.html|work=MASN Sports|title=Luke Erickson: Who they gonna call?|first=Luke|last=Erickson|date=August 30, 2017|access-date=September 29, 2017}} After peaking at eighth in the MLB Pipeline biannual ranking of prospects in the Nationals system before the 2017 season, Voth was not ranked in Pipeline's top 30 in advance of the 2018 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.talknats.com/2018/02/21/mlb-pipeline-releases-new-nats-prospect-rankings/|agency=TalkNats|title=MLB Pipeline releases new #Nats prospect rankings!|date=February 21, 2018|access-date=February 21, 2018}}

After undergoing strength training during the 2017–2018 offseason, Voth's fastball velocity rose to a peak of 93 miles per hour (150 km/h). The improvement helped him to a strong start in 2018 season with Syracuse: he started four games, posting a 0.96 ERA in 18{{frac|2|3}} innings, striking out 22 and walking two. He combined with three relievers to throw a seven-inning no-hitter on April 18,{{cite news|url=http://www.sanluisobispo.com/sports/article209275944.html|work=The Tribune|title=4 pitchers hurl 7-inning no-hitter for Syracuse Chiefs|date=April 18, 2018|access-date=April 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429222428/http://www.sanluisobispo.com/sports/article209275944.html|archive-date=April 29, 2018|url-status=dead}} and his strikeouts-per-nine-innings for Syracuse rose from 5.7 in 2017 to 10.06 in 2018.

On April 29, the Nationals called Voth up to the major leagues for the first time, as bullpen depth one day after manager Dave Martinez used his entire bullpen in a 10-inning loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.{{cite news|url=https://www.federalbaseball.com/2018/4/29/17298942/washington-nationals-call-up-austin-voth-option-austin-l-adams-triple-a-syracuse|agency=Federal Baseball|title=Washington Nationals call up Austin Voth; option Austin L. Adams to Triple-A Syracuse|first=Patrick|last=Reddington|date=April 29, 2018|access-date=April 29, 2018}}{{Cite web |title=Arizona Diamondbacks vs Washington Nationals Box Score: April 28, 2018 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WAS/WAS201804280.shtml |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} However, Voth did not pitch for the Nationals on April 29, and a day later he was replaced by reliever Wander Suero and optioned back to Syracuse without a major-league appearance. Martinez said that the Nationals wanted Voth to gain experience as a starter in Triple-A .[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/nationals-journal/wp/2018/04/30/nationals-recall-wander-suero-option-austin-voth-a-day-after-call-up/ Castillo, Jorge, "Nationals recall Wander Suero, option Austin Voth a day after call-up," washingtonpost.com, April 30, 2018] Voth had another phantom player callup, joining Washington on June 18 for a double-header against the New York Yankees to make up games that had been rained out, but sent back to Syracuse the next day, without pitching in the majors.{{Cite web |url=http://m.mlb.com/was/roster/transactions/ |title=National Roster and Staff June 2018 Retrieved June 19, 2018 |website=MLB.com |access-date=June 19, 2018 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140506/http://m.mlb.com/was/roster/transactions/ |url-status=dead }}

Voth eventually made his major league debut on July 14, 2018, at Citi Field against the New York Mets. He gave up three runs after allowing a succession of singles in the second inning, then to recover before running out of steam in the fifth inning, in which he allowed four more runs before exiting the game. He took the loss as the Nationals were unable to recover from the seven-run deficit.{{cite news|url=https://www.federalbaseball.com/2018/7/15/17571320/washington-nationals-starter-austin-voth-takes-loss-in-mlb-debut-gets-advice-from-max-scherzer|agency=Federal Baseball|title=Nationals' starter Austin Voth takes loss in MLB debut, gets advice from Max Scherzer|first=Patrick|last=Reddington|date=July 15, 2018|access-date=July 15, 2018}} He was optioned back to Syracuse the next day.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/nationals-trevor-gott-promoted-from-triple-a/|agency=CBS Sports|title=Nationals' Trevor Gott: Promoted from Triple-A|date=July 15, 2018|access-date=July 15, 2018}} He returned to the Nationals in September, after the Triple-A season ended. He won his first MLB game in his second start, pitching 5 scoreless innings to beat the Mets on September 22.{{Cite web |title=Austin Voth 2019 Pitching Game Log |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=voth--000aus&type=pgl&year=2019 |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Baseball-Reference.com}} Voth was 1–1 with a 6.57 ERA in four games for the Nationals.{{Cite web |title=Austin Voth Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vothau01.shtml |website=Baseball-Reference.com}}

In 2019, Voth was 2–1 with a 3.30 ERA in nine games (eight starts), striking out 44 batters in {{frac|43|2|3}} innings. The Nationals finished the year 93–69, clinching a wild card spot. The team eventually went on to win the World Series over the Houston Astros, their first championship in franchise history. Voth was not part in any postseason action but still won his first world championship.{{cite web |title=Washington Nationals win 2019 World Series |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/nationals-win-2019-world-series |publisher=MLB |access-date=October 31, 2019}}

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In the shortened 2020 season, Voth was part of the Nationals starting rotation, with a 2–5 record and 6.34 ERA in 11 starts, striking out 44 batters and walking 18 in {{frac|49|2|3}} innings. He threw the only complete game of his MLB career on September 22, a 7-inning game in which he allowed a home run to Jean Segura but otherwise blanked the Philadelphia Phillies, striking out 7.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-22 |title=Austin Voth throws 7 strikeouts in his complete game |url=https://www.mlb.com/video/austin-voth-s-complete-game |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Box Score: September 22, 2020 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WAS/WAS202009221.shtml |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

Voth moved to the bullpen in 2021,{{Cite web |last=Camerato |first=Jessica |date=May 27, 2021 |title=Voth's new role pays dividends for Nats |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/austin-voth-adapts-to-bullpen-role |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} making only one start, which ended in pain. On June 6, he started a bullpen game against the Phillies. He lasted into the third inning, when, while attempting to bunt, he was hit by a pitch from Vince Velasquez, breaking his nose.{{cite news |last1=Cooney |first1=Kevin |title=Netting collapses, Phils beat Nats; Voth HBP, broken nose |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/mlb/netting-collapses-phils-beat-nats-voth-hbp-broken-nose/2021/06/06/404c02ba-c716-11eb-8708-64991f2acf28_story.html |access-date=June 6, 2021 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 6, 2021}}{{Cite web |date=2021-06-06 |title=Austin Voth exits after he's hit by a pitch |url=https://www.mlb.com/video/austin-voth-exits-in-the-3rd |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}{{Cite Instagram |postid=c2M5cTBwNzhrOTZ6 |user=a_voth50 |title=Thank you to everyone at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital for the great hospitality and setting me straight |first=Voth |last=Austin |date=June 8, 2021}} He went on the injured list on Jun 8.{{Cite web |title=Austin Voth Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/austin-voth-608723 |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} His ERA nearly doubled after he came off the injured list, rising from 2.73 before the injury to 5.34 by the end of 2021.

After allowing 21 earned runs in {{frac|18|2|3}} innings for a 10.13 ERA in 19 relief appearances to start 2022,[https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/orioles-claim-rhp-austin-voth-off-waivers-from-nationals "Orioles claim RHP Austin Voth off waivers from Nationals," Reuters, Tuesday, June 7, 2022.] Retrieved June 10, 2022. Voth was designated for assignment by the Nationals on May 31.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/01/nationals-austin-voth/ Dougherty, Jesse. "Why the Nationals’ Austin Voth experiment lasted as long as it did," The Washington Post, Wednesday, June 1, 2022.] Retrieved June 10, 2022. He started 22 of 92 games and had a 9–8 record with a 5.70 ERA in parts of five seasons with the Nationals.

On June 7, 2022, Voth was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles. He returned his preferred role as a starter,{{Cite web |last=Kreuz |first=Julia |date=August 18, 2022 |title=Voth emerging as rotation stalwart for O's |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/austin-voth-pitches-6-scoreless-innings-in-loss-to-blue-jays |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} making a career-high 17 starts to go along with 5 relief appearances. With the Orioles, he had a 5–4 record and 3.04 ERA in 83 innings.

In 2023, Voth resumed a relief role. He posted a 4.94 ERA across 23 appearances for Baltimore before he was placed on the injured list with right elbow discomfort on June 14.{{Cite web|title=Orioles' Austin Voth: Shelved with elbow discomfort|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/orioles-austin-voth-shelved-with-elbow-discomfort/|access-date=August 7, 2023|website=cbssports.com|date=June 14, 2023 |language=en}} He was transferred to the 60–day injured list on August 7.{{Cite web|title=Orioles' Austin Voth: Shifts to 60-day IL|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/orioles-austin-voth-shifts-to-60-day-il/|access-date=August 7, 2023|website=cbssports.com|date=August 7, 2023 |language=en}} On August 23, Voth came off the injured list.{{Cite web|title=Reliever Austin Voth Returning to Baltimore Orioles After 2 Months on Injured List|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/injuries/veteran-reliever-austin-voth-returning-to-baltimore-orioles-after-two-months-on-injured-list|access-date=August 26, 2023|website=si.com|date=August 23, 2023 |language=en}} After two more appearances, he was designated for assignment by Baltimore on September 3.{{Cite web|title=Orioles' Austin Voth: DFA'd by O's|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/orioles-austin-voth-dfad-by-os/amp/|access-date=September 3, 2023|website=cbssports.com|language=en}} He cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides on September 5.{{Cite web|title=Orioles' Austin Voth: Accepts outright assignment|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/orioles-austin-voth-accepts-outright-assignment/amp/|access-date=September 10, 2023|website=cbssports.com|language=en}} In Game 2 of the International League championship series, Voth recorded eight consecutive strikeouts as part of his four inning scoreless innings in a Norfolk win.{{Cite web|title=2023 International League playoffs coverage|url=https://www.milb.com/en/frisco/news/2023-international-league-playoffs-coverage|access-date=December 26, 2023|website=Minor League Baseball|language=en}} Voth elected free agency on October 11.{{cite web | url=https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-10-11 | title=Transactions }}

On January 17, 2024, Voth signed a one-year, $1.25 million major league contract with the Seattle Mariners.{{Cite web |title=Mariners sign Washington native Voth to 1-year deal |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/austin-voth-mariners-deal |access-date=May 17, 2024 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} He had a 2–5 record with a 3.69 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 68 games, the most in his career. In 2024, Voth was fifth among qualified pitchers at limiting hard contact.{{Cite web |title=Statcast Percentile Rankings |url=https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/percentile-rankings?type=pitcher&year=2024&team=&sort=9&sortDir=desc |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=baseballsavant.com |language=en-US}} He began throwing his cut fastball, rather than a four-seam fastball, as his most frequent pitch, also throwing more sweepers.{{Cite web |title=Austin Voth Stats: Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics |url=https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/austin-voth-608723?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=baseballsavant.com |language=en-US}} On November 22, Voth was non-tendered by the Mariners making him a free agent.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/11/mariners-non-tender-josh-rojas-three-others.html |title=Mariners Non-Tender Josh Rojas, Three Others |first=Darragh |last=McDonald |publisher=mlbtraderumors.com |access-date=November 22, 2024}}

On February 9, 2025, Voth signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball.{{Cite web|title=Austin Voth Signs With NPB’s Chiba Lotte Marines|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/02/austin-voth-signs-with-npbs-chiba-lotte-marines.html|access-date=February 10, 2025|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}}

Voth is married to Liz (née Mills) Voth.{{Cite web |last=Farkas |first=Brady |date=2024-08-30 |title=Wives of Seattle Mariners Players Go Viral For Participation in Annual 'Salmon Run' |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/mariners/news/wives-of-seattle-mariners-players-go-viral-for-participation-in-annual-salmon-run-at-t-mobile-park-liz-voth-sarah-garver-katie-raley |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Seattle Mariners On SI |language=en-US}} She played basketball for Kentwood and later the Sacramento State Hornets.{{Cite web |title=Liz Mills - 2012-13 - Women's Basketball |url=https://hornetsports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/liz-mills/3546 |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Sacramento State |language=en}} They have a dog, Koda, who was born in 2019.{{Cite web |title=Captain Koda on Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/captain_koda/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=www.instagram.com}} The Voths had their first child, Charlotte Ann, in November 2022.{{Cite Instagram |postid=ZDRwYmFkcjZ5eDky |user=a_voth50 |title=Newest member of the family alert!! Charlotte Voth! |first=Voth |last=Austin |date=November 21, 2022}} Austin Voth's parents are Heidi and Ken Voth, and he has a younger brother, Collin.

Voth is a cousin of former MLB pitcher Sam Gaviglio. They competed against one another in 2011, when Gaviglio pitched for the Oregon State Beavers.{{Cite web |last=Schnell |first=Lindsay |date=2011-05-13 |title=Gameday preview: No. 2 Oregon State at Washington |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2011/05/gameday_preview_no_2_oregon_st.html |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=OregonLive |language=en}}

Voth and Taylor Jones were high school baseball teammates in 2010.{{Cite web |title=Taylor Jones - Baseball |url=https://gozags.com/sports/baseball/roster/taylor-jones/205 |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Gonzaga University Athletics |language=en}} Voth has faced fellow Kentwood alum Reese McGuire in the majors.{{Cite web |last=Ray |first=Benjamin |date=2024-04-05 |title=Kentwood grads meet again in the big leagues |url=https://www.kentreporter.com/sports/kentwood-grads-meet-again-in-the-big-leagues/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241025120502/https://www.kentreporter.com/sports/kentwood-grads-meet-again-in-the-big-leagues/ |archive-date=2024-10-25 |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Kent Reporter |language=en-US}}

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